Looking for Angsty Stories Where the Second Male Lead Wins Her Heart 求虐文 男二上位

1. 1 难 Unbearable! Mr. Ji Flirts Openly and Coaxes Me in Secret 难以招架！季总他明撩暗哄 Qiao Xixi乔希希Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted (Story complete) [Both leads are romantically inexperienced + marriage before love + secret crush comes true + second male lead wins her heart + scumbag pursues his ex-wife to no avail] [Versatile classical dancer × a wolf in sheep’s clothing who loves to put on an act] Li Yang liked Shen Ci and pursued him for eight years with all her heart. On Shen Ci’s birthday, Li Yang finally learned just how insignificant she was in his eyes. “If anything happens to Mu Yao, your life won’t be enough to mak 3.1kReads9.0Score300Shelves

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   No abuse, the second male lead is on top, the water flows smoothly [laughing] [blowing kisses]

2. 2 深 Tenderly Coaxed and Seduced 深情哄诱 Full-Mark Candy满分糖Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + the second male lead gets the girl + the ex regrets it and tries to win her back, but she never turns back + both leads are each other's only partner] [Shrewd business tycoon × sweet, energetic jewelry designer] - Shen Tingyue has loved Song Wenjing since childhood. She is the Song family's adopted daughter and his childhood sweetheart, promised to him in marriage long ago. Then, the day before they were supposed to register their marriage, 19.5kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
3. 3 他 He Keeps Flirting and Playing Hard to Get! The Rebellious Tycoon Spoils Her Until She Gets Pregnant 他又撩又茶！被桀骜大佬宠到怀孕 Jiang Wenyu江问鱼Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Mutual Firsts + Secret Love Turns to Love + Redemption] [The Whole Family Gets Their Comeuppance, and She Won't Forgive Them] In the third week after agreeing to date Gu Chengfeng, Yu Zhiwan heard him say: “The Yu family’s real daughter they found isn’t even loved by them. I’m just playing around with her.” “Remember the first day Yu Zhiwan came back to the Yu family? She’s allergic to pineapple, and her two biological brothers delibe 22.5kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
4. 4 他 His Gentle Seduction 他轻诱 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted #A short drama adaptation under the same title is now streaming# [Love after marriage + he has been plotting this for years + slice of life + warm and sweet romance + the second male lead gets the girl] With her wedding day approaching, Jiang Nuanzhu runs into her fiancé at the hospital with his ex-girlfriend, whom he broke up with six years ago, as she undergoes a prenatal checkup. He claims he's only helping a widowed mother and her child. Jiang Nuanzhu refuses to raise someone else's child an 23kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
5. 5 青 Slightly Tipsy in Blue 青色微醺 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Signed for publication, with a short drama adaptation now streaming (Arranged marriage to love + the second male lead takes the lead + long-planned romance + cozy, low-key sweet romance) The day Fu Qingyin finally gave up on Song Ziyan, she went to see his uncle, Song Zheng. Two wooden signs hung at the entrance to the teahouse, one higher than the other. Each bore a line of writing: A joyful reunion, a happy occasion. The man sat ramrod straight, his expression calm and composed, with the refin 17.1kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
6. 6 祁 Professor Qi, May I Borrow a Marriage? 祁教授，借个婚 Fu Long伏珑Modern Romance647k WordsCompleted Just as Wen Zhixian is about to register her marriage to Gu Yuchen, she accidentally breaks a mug his ex gave him. Gu Yuchen’s slap shatters the affection they once shared. Mr. Qi always seems to appear when she’s at her most miserable. Her parents are unhappy that she broke up with Gu Yuchen, and, overwhelmed by heartbreak and their undeserved blame, she impulsively asks the first person she sees, Qi Yanjing, “Mr. Qi, would you marry me?” Qi Yanjing not only refuses, but gives her a long lectur 62.8kReads9.1Score10.3kShelves

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   Not abusive, the second male lead is on top, recommended

7. 7 我 I Want Love to Surround You 我愿爱意围绕你 Dull Pear呆头梨Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Physical edition available for preorder on October 16 at 7 p.m.] Reunion after years apart + unrequited love fulfilled + marriage before love + both are each other's first Radiant violinist × devoted rising business tycoon Everyone in Haicheng knew that Xu Mei, the eldest daughter of the Xu family, had pursued Lu Zhiyan, the eldest son of the Lu family, for years without winning his heart. Later, Xu Mei finally got what she wanted, only to receive a photo of Lu Zhiyan kissing someone else on th 32.6kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves
8. 8 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 55.9kReads9.4Score6kShelves
9. 9 心 My Heart Races! A Secret Crush! My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced 心动！暗恋！小青梅她人美声甜 Moonfield Mountain Fox月野山狐Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Heart-Pounding Secret Crush: My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced is now available. Search for it on major platforms. Details: @Yueye Shanhu] [Sweet Campus Romance | Childhood Friend Takes the Lead | The Pursuer’s Road to Regret | Secret Crush] Qiao Zhen dreams of fragments of memories from her past life: “For seven years, she followed the aloof campus heartthrob Ji Xian, obedient and gentle, offering him her whole heart, only to be casually cast aside.” When 33.9kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves

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   The second male lead, a childhood sweetheart, is in charge. The female lead in the previous life was abused and her career was blocked by the male lead. She was disheartened by the male lead. Accompanied by the second male lead, she came out of the haze and finally married the second male lead. In this life, the female lead dreams about fragments of her past life, avoids the male lead, and starts messing with the second male lead in advance.

10. 10 欲 Desire Beyond Control 欲念难抵 Xiao An筱暗Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First + Older Man/Younger Woman + Love at First Sight + Happy Ending] Yu Qing had been dating her boyfriend for years. He was gentle, considerate, attentive, and always took care of her feelings. She couldn’t imagine finding anyone more perfect, until one day she received photos from an anonymous number and realized that her so-called boyfriend was nothing but a piece of trash. - The first time Shen Sinian saw her, she was dressed in 2.4kReads8.6Score271Shelves
11. 11 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, Mr. Mo Spoils Me with Tender Affection 闪婚后，墨先生他煦撩实宠 Xiao Xiao Xiao小筱咲Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted Marriage before love + love at first sight + second male lead’s desperate pursuit of his wife + more sweetness than angst (realistic setting, both leads have no past partners) Song Hansheng: “Wen Siluo is so cold-hearted. Even when her parents had an accident, she still had the mind to chase after a man. How much could she really care about me?” Wen Siluo heard those words just as the Wen family was falling apart and both her parents had died. She really had made a mistake. When her parents need 58Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Slight abuse, second male lead, you can watch it

12. 12 深 The Devoted Second Male Lead Takes the Lead, but I’m His Former Official Match 深情男二上位了，可我是他前官配 Gu Anli顾安漓Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex’s Long Pursuit, an Unconventional Second Male Lead Takes the Lead, and the Scumbag’s Rival Is His True Enemy.] As a girl, Sheng Zhi followed the System’s instructions and saved Zhou Chengyan, the devoted second male lead. Once the mission was complete, the System left. After seven years together, everyone saw Sheng Zhi as Zhou Chengyan’s hopelessly devoted doormat. But they also thought that one day, she would finally find happiness with him. Until the heroine, Shen Xi, appeare 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Lick the screen][lick the screen][lick the screen]

13. 13 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Fell for the Gentle Second Male Lead 穿书后我爱上了温情男二 I'll Be Rich Tomorrow明天就会暴富Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted In this life, Lin Qing finds herself in an old-school, melodramatic CEO romance. What will become of Lin Qing and Lu Xiuyan? Will she accept the story's dictates, or choose the one she loves? This time, we're taking back everything we lost. This time, the goal is happiness. Gu Chen is a deranged, domineering CEO. A throwback CEO like him deserves to end up without the heroine, so she decisively chooses to stay away from him and embrace the warmth of the gentle second male lead. Let the male lead 5Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 都 Since I've Transmigrated into a Book, I'll Choose the Devoted Second Male Lead 都穿书了，当然选深情男二啦 Moon-Tinted Crimson Face月染绯颜Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Double transmigration into a book + the second male lead wins her heart + beating the scumbag and the bitch] (Also known as: The Tragic Romance Heroine Tears Up the Script and Goes on a Rampage) Gu Sheng and Shen Xingyan grew up together in an orphanage and entered the entertainment industry side by side. The former worked hard and had a bright future ahead of her. The latter took shortcuts and ruined her prospects. On the day Gu Sheng won Best Actress, Shen Xingyan stabbed her and dragged her 49Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Side Character Keeps Winning Over the Devoted Second Male Lead 快穿：女配她又在捞深情男二 Mao Yu Huahua猫瑜花花Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted There are countless couples in the world, and half of the devoted second male leads end up dead. Shen Zhixia is a soul born from the countless readers who felt sorry for those second male leads. Before any ruthless heroine can abandon one, she gets together with him, lives happily ever after, and avoids ending up as a mere plot device. (Though the heroine always has the same name, her soul is based on a real person in each story. Her personality changes with her circumstances.) 1 [Gentle, kind 375Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 我 I Am Intersex 我是阴阳人 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted My mother said that when I was born, her first reaction was to strangle me, because it was impossible to tell whether I was male or female. My grandmother called me a freak and a jinx, saying I would only bring shame on the family. It was then that my maternal grandmother, who had traveled all the way from the countryside to visit my mother, adopted me. So, by chance, I got to enjoy a pure childhood, free from scornful looks. Following my half-immortal grandmother, I unexpectedly discovered how 11.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    A pure sadistic novel, one that sends a razor blade. Putting aside subjective impressions, the male lead in these two books is yet to be determined.

17. 17 我 I Am a Lady Tutor 我是女先生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted I'm hard to kill. These were the words I heard from the moment I was born. A blind fortune-teller said I was a White Tiger Sha, a girl born with a boy's fate, innately tough and destined to bring misfortune to my husband, my children, and myself. Everyone in the village said I wouldn't survive. My yang energy was too strong. Even if they managed to keep me alive, I'd grow up to be an idiot. But my grandma, a spirit medium who presided over the altar, refused to give up. Every year, she burned a 3.7kReads9.4Score484Shelves
18. 18 追 You Didn't Love Me After Eight Years of Pursuit, So Reborn, I Put the Second Male Lead on Top 追你八年不爱我，重生让男二上位 A Visit to the Human World来人间一趟Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + reborn + one-on-one, both leads are inexperienced + the previous life's second male lead becomes the endgame + no making up after the groveling] In her past life, Su Qiaoqiao pursued Qi Shen for eight years, only to look back and find no one by her side. When his first love returned to the country, she realized that some people were stones that could never be warmed. Then she was unexpectedly reborn. This time, she would cut off this ill-fated relationship herself. But then a tra 276Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    "Hot Flirting": Warm love heats up in the flirting, sweet interaction, playing a romantic and heart-stirring love melody. "I have been chasing you for eight years but you don't love me, so I am reborn to let the second male lead take over": After eight years of mispayment, rebirth and reversal, the second male lead comes with love to start a new chapter. "The strategy failed: the scumbag regretted it after the second male lead took over": The strategy failed, the second male actor counterattacked, the scumbag regretted it, and the emotions were ups and downs.

19. 19 攻 Conquest Failed: After the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown, the Jerk Regrets It 攻略失败：男二上位后渣男后悔了 Wild Little Sister野小妹Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted I awakened a conquest System. But my conquest target loathed me, and my parents and friends looked at me with nothing but disappointment. They said, “Your little sister is so wonderful. You can't compare to her.” “Someone like you should just go die.” But when I really died after failing my conquest, they all went mad, begging me to come back... 59Reads5.5Score—Shelves
20. 20 重 Reborn, I Made My Ex-Husband's Imperial Uncle Come Fight for My Hand 重生后我让前夫皇叔来抢亲 Molten Honey Candy流心蜜糖Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Petals Fall, Fireflies Appear, now streaming on Hongguo Short Drama and Tomato Novel. [Rebirth + physician consort + punishing scum + sweet romance + wish fulfillment + equally matched leads + devoted couple] Original title: After Being Reborn, I Had My Ex-Husband's Royal Uncle Come Claim Me In her previous life, she was tricked by a scoundrel into marrying into Prince Cheng's household, only to bring ruin upon the entire Su Duke's family. Reborn 4.9kReads9.3Score991Shelves

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    You can read these two books

21. 21 重 Reborn, I Tore Up the Marriage Contract and Married My Ex's Own Uncle 重生后手撕婚书，嫁给前任他亲叔 Three Thousand Leaves三千叶Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Wei Lingxi opened her eyes and found herself back at the age of fifteen. That heartless traitor, Xiao Zixuan, had come knocking again, demanding to take her home as his concubine. In her previous life, she had thrown herself into love and followed him, only to see the Wei family wiped out. She was tormented and lived a life of humiliation. In the end, he even sent her to the bed of Xiao Heng, a man of immense power. Be a concubine in this life? As if! She would marry that man openly and honorabl 3.6kReads9.2Score676Shelves

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